SHILLONG, Dec 19: Suspended Congress legislature party (CLP) legislator Ampareen Lyngdoh on Monday quit the Congress to join the ruling National People’s People (NPP).

I have tendered my formal resignation from @INCIndia. @kharge @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi pic.twitter.com/O6krOZzSEd

— Dr. Ampareen Lyngdoh (@ampareenlyngdoh) December 19, 2022

In a letter to the Congress national president, Lyngdoh said, “For the most part of my life, I have been a staunch supporter and foot soldier of the Indian National Congress. The party gave me the opportunity to serve the people of Meghalaya as a minister and as a representative of my East Shillong Constituency.

It also appointed me as Secretary of the AICC and I am grateful for the party’s support thus far.”

However, she said recent developments within the party have led her to believe that it has lost its sense of direction. There has been a pressing need for the party and its leadership to reflect on this.

“Sincere and honest attempts to lead such self-introspection I believe have failed,” she said.

Stating that the party has lost touch with the people of Meghalaya, Lyngdoh said, ” and I no longer believe it is the best platform for me to serve them. It is with deep regret, therefore, that I am writing to tender my formal resignation from primary membership in the Indian National Congress, effective immediately.”